UK 'eliminates measles' for first time The elimination of measles has been achieved in the UK for the first time, the World Health Organization says.
The global health body classes a country as having eliminated the disease when it has stopped it freely circulating for at least three years.
While there are still small clusters, many of these are brought in from abroad and they are not spreading.
But health experts said there should be no complacency, warning there were several large outbreaks across Europe. BBC News
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